V

Video calling or “videophone”, or “video conferencing”

Lets two people with 3G video calling phones talk to each other while seeing live video of each other. Some phones with this feature have a camera that moves or swivels, so it can face “in” at the user for video calling, and face “out” for taking photos. Other phones have two cameras – one facing in and one facing out.

VoiP

Voice over Internet Protocol. This allows you to use your computer as a telephone. Calling VoIP to VoIP is free.

W

Wallpaper

The pattern on the screen of your phone. You will get some for free with your hand set and can choose to buy others if you wish.

WAP

This means Wireless Application Protocol and is the technology that brings internet sites to mobile phones.

WAP push

This is a text with a link to a website in it. If you click the link, you get to the website but you may be charged for going onto a WAP site.

WAP billing

If you visit a WAP site, payment may be deducted from your mobile phone bill. Always check to see if you will be charged for accessing a WAP site. This should be clearly stated in any text messages you receive.

Wi-Fi

The name of a wireless technology that lets a computer, mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) access the Internet without using cables and plugs. For this to work it needs a Wireless Access Point (WAP).